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men's lifestyle blog, blog for guysFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:00:02 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.10Gangster fan alert: “Scarface” Blu-ray hits the mean streets todayhttp://blog.bullz-eye.com/2011/09/06/gangster-fan-alert-scarface-blu-ray-hits-the-mean-streets-today/
http://blog.bullz-eye.com/2011/09/06/gangster-fan-alert-scarface-blu-ray-hits-the-mean-streets-today/#commentsTue, 06 Sep 2011 21:37:16 +0000http://blog.bullz-eye.com/?p=4776It’s true. You can say hello to Tony Montana’s little 1080p friends and their DVD buddies in stores nationwide as of right now and, naturally, the gangstery promotional wheels have been turning. We were lucky enough to be invited too a DVD release party at which fans of director Brian De Palma and writer Oliver Stone’s 1983 gangland spectacle got to view a pretty interesting Q&A featuring producer Martin Bregman and “Scarface” cast members Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Steven Bauer (who turns out to be something of an unembarrassed fanboy for the film which largely launched his career), and a distinctively, er, regal Al Pacino.

For a limited time, you can actually check out the complete Q&A from the event for yourself via Livestream.

A couple of interesting thoughts from the Q&A. A lot of props were given to hip hop artists for their part in turning “Scarface” from a movie with a mixed reputation — many of the initial reviews were far from positive — to a movie very many regard as a classic. (The event was followed by a performance by rapper Ludacris.)

A moment this film geek appreciated was when Mr. Pacino recounts how he says the genesis of his “Scarface” began when he saw Howard Hawks’ 1932 “Scarface,” starring Paul Muni as a gangster inspired by Al Capone, at the old Tiffany Theater on the Sunset Strip, at the time one of L.A.’s best revival houses. After the flip we have a short video from the event and maybe a clip or two from the both “Scarfaces.”

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A clip from a special feature relating to a key “Scarface” moment.

Here’s a pretty nice piece of acting from Mr. Pacino…but pay attention to the voice of the interrogating policeman. If you know your seventies and eighties character actors, you’ll have no problem identifying the voice.